Hammer Loop/Flat Bar tool device

ABSTRACT

A tool holding device for holding a first tool and a second tool may include a first tool holding device for holding the first tool for a user and a second tool holding device for holding the second tool being connected to the first tool holding device. The first tool holding device may be angled at an angle alpha with respect to the horizontal.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to tools and more particularly to a tool which may be worn on a tool belt which may hold at least two tools simultaneously.

BACKGROUND

Tools and tool belts are popular items because they give the user flexibility when working on a particular project. Predicting the precise tools required for a project is very difficult, and the user must carry a number of commonly used tools in order to avoid returning to a truck or house for additional tools.

Different size and shapes tools require different types of tool holding devices.

Furthermore, some tools may have a long handle which may tend to restrict the movement of the user as the user walks to and from the job.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,638,530 discloses a tool carrier for suspending a hammer from a person's belt. The head of the hammer is supported on a cradle which generally lies in a plane of the person's hand when his arm is relaxed at his side, and the handle of the hammer extends downwardly through an opening in the cradle. The carrier can be readily attached to the belt by sliding a mounting element upwardly behind the belt, then downwardly, so that the belt can be received into a retention slot. A reverse procedure is followed to remove the carrier from the belt. The carrier can be molded or formed out of sheet material or from wire stock.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,880,794 discloses a universal tool holder for carrying a tool or other article, for example, a cordless drill, nail gun, hammer or shovel is provided comprising a stretchable cord that is formed into a looped end and adapted to be wrapped about the handle of a tool in such a manner that it tightly engages the tool, and a second end having a retainable object, such as a ball, that is configured to be safely and securely held within a retaining receiver. The retaining receiver is in the form of a socket-type receiver configured to correspond to the geometrical shape of the retainable object such it can removably secure the retainable object. The socket-shaped retaining receiver can be incorporated into a variety of articles use full in carrying and storing tools, including a belt clip, a wall mounting implement or a ladder mounting implement. By integrating the retaining receiver into such a variety of articles, any tool carried by the universal tool holder can be removably secured to the retaining receiver, thereby enabling a user to suspend the tool from a belt clip, ladder or wall.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,915,610 discloses a carpenter's tool holder to be supported from a wearer's waist belt and including a pocket for supporting and containing therein a tape rule device and a retention member connected within the pocket for interlocking engagement with the spring clip member attached to the rear surface of the tape rule device for preventing unintentioned dislodgment of the tape rule device from the pocket. A second embodiment includes below the pocket an elongated hanger member pivotally connected to the tool holder for supporting and containing a hammer and wherein the elongated hanger member has at its free end a tool loop defining therein an opening through which the handle of the hammer is inserted.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,743,451 discloses a tool-toting device facilitating the carrying and retention by a workman of a hand tool having a clip for attaching the device to a belt such as a workman's tool-belt. A rigid hook depends through fastening means from the clip and has the ability to swivel as the workman moves to maintain the center of gravity of a tool attached to the hook. Rigidity of the hook ensures that the workman will be able to replace the tool onto the toting device or to remove it therefrom singlehandedly. Further, the hook is rotatably positionable to permit the workman to position his tool in a comfortable fashion.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,104,434 discloses a chipping hammer hanger.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,894,119 discloses a flashlight holder.

SUMMARY

A tool holding device for holding a first tool and a second tool may include a first tool holding device for holding the first tool for a user and a second tool holding device for holding the second tool being connected to the first tool holding device. The first tool holding device may be angled at an angle alpha with respect to the horizontal.

The angle of alpha may be substantially 2°.

The second tool holding device may be positioned at a distal end of the first tool holding device.

The first tool holding device may include a U-shaped portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention may be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of the tool holding device of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a top view of the tool holding device of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the tool holding device of the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a back view of the tool holding device of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the tool holding device of the present invention holding a single tool;

FIG. 6 illustrates a perspective view of the tool holding device of the present invention holding two tools simultaneously;

FIG. 7 illustrates a side view of another embodiment of the tool holding device of the present invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates a top view of another embodiment of the tool holding device of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The tool holding device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1 may hold at least two tools 151, 153 simultaneously and the first tool 151 may be positioned adjacent to the user in a first tool holder 103 and the second tool 153 may be positioned adjacent to the first tool 151 in a second tool holder 105 and mounted on a distal end of the first tool holder 103.

The tool holding device 100 may include an opposed pair of vertical extending arms 107 which may include a pair of plates 109, a pair of mounting apertures 111 and fasteners 113 which may include a rivet or bolt to attach to a belt 115, or other object which may be a tool belt.

The first tool holder 103 may include a U-shaped portion 117 which may have a cross-section which may be round, oval or other appropriate shapes and which may hold the first tool 151 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and which may define a aperture 112 to mount the first tool 151. The first tool holder 103 may be connected to the vertical extending arms 107 to attach to the belt 115 and may extend distally from the vertical extending arms 107.

The first tool holder 103 (as best illustrated in FIG. 3) may be angled with respect to the horizontal by an angle alpha in order to bias the first tool 151 at the angle alpha which is typically 2° (88-90°) but may range between 0° and 5° such that the upper portion of the tool 151 is angled toward the user and the lower portion of the tool 151 is angled away from the user. The tool 151 tends to slide towards the body.

The second tool holder 105 may be connected to the first tool holder 103 and may be positioned distally with respect to the user and or the belt 115. The second tool holder 105 may include a rectangular portion 121 and a narrowed portion 122 and may include a central aperture 125 to cooperate with a second tool 153 by holding the tool within the central aperture 125.

The narrowed portion 122 may connect to an inclined portion 123 to connect to the rectangular portion 121.

The tool holding device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 2 may hold at least two tools 151, 153 simultaneously and the first tool 151 may be positioned adjacent to the user in a first tool holder 103 and the second tool 153 may be positioned adjacent to the first tool 151 in a second tool holder 105 and mounted on a distal end of the first tool holder 103.

The tool holding device 100 may include an opposed pair of vertical extending arms 107 which may include a pair of plates 109, a pair of mounting apertures 111 and fasteners 113 which may include a rivet or bolt to attach to a belt 115, or other object which may be a tool belt.

The first tool holder 103 may include a U-shaped portion 117 which may have a cross-section which may be round, oval or other appropriate shapes and which may hold the first tool 151 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and which may define a aperture 112 to mount the first tool 151. The first tool holder 103 may be connected to the vertical extending arms 107 to attach to the belt 115 and may extend distally from the vertical extending arms 107.

The first tool holder 103 (as best illustrated in FIG. 3) may be angled with respect to the horizontal by an angle alpha in order to bias the first tool 151 at the angle alpha which is typically 2° but may range between 0° and 5° such that the upper portion of the tool 151 is angled toward the user and the lower portion of the tool 151 is angled away from the user.

The second tool holder 105 may be connected to the first tool holder 103 and may be positioned distally with respect to the user and or the belt 115. The second tool holder 105 may be include a rectangular portion 121 and a narrowed portion 122 and may include a central aperture 125 to cooperate with a second tool 153 by holding the tool within the central aperture 125.

The tool holding device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 3 may hold at least two tools 151, 153 simultaneously and the first tool 151 may be positioned adjacent to the user in a first tool holder 103 and the second tool 153 may be positioned adjacent to the first tool 151 in a second tool holder 105 and mounted on a distal end of the first tool holder 103.

The tool holding device 100 may include an opposed pair of vertical extending arms 107 which may include a pair of plates 109, a pair of mounting apertures 111 and fasteners 113 which may include a rivet or bolt to attach to a belt 115, or other object which may be a tool belt.

The first tool holder 103 may include a U-shaped portion 117 which may have a cross-section which may be round, oval or other appropriate shapes and which may hold the first tool 151 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and which may define a aperture 112 to mount the first tool 151. The first tool holder 103 may be connected to the vertical extending arms 107 to attach to the belt 115 and may extend distally from the vertical extending arms 107.

The first tool holder 103 (as best illustrated in FIG. 3) may be angled with respect to the horizontal by an angle alpha in order to bias the first tool 151 at the angle alpha which is typically 2° but may range between 0° and 5° such that the upper portion of the tool 151 is angled toward the user and the lower portion of the tool 151 is angled away from the user.

The second tool holder 105 may be connected to the first tool holder 103 and may be positioned distally with respect to the user and or the belt 115. The second tool holder 105 may be include a rectangular portion 121 and a narrowed portion 122 and may include a central aperture 125 to cooperate with a second tool 153 by holding the tool within the central aperture 125.

The tool holding device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 4 may hold at least two tools 151, 153 simultaneously and the first tool 151 may be positioned adjacent to the user in a first tool holder 103 and the second tool 153 may be positioned adjacent to the first tool 151 in a second tool holder 105 and mounted on a distal end of the first tool holder 103.

The tool holding device 100 may include an opposed pair of vertical extending arms 107 which may include a pair of plates 109, a pair of mounting apertures 111 and fasteners 113 which may include a rivet or bolt to attach to a belt 115, or other object which may be a tool belt.

The first tool holder 103 may include a U-shaped portion 117 which may have a cross-section which may be round, oval or other appropriate shapes and which may hold the first tool 151 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and which may define a aperture 112 to mount the first tool 151. The first tool holder 103 may be connected to the vertical extending arms 107 to attach to the belt 115 and may extend distally from the vertical extending arms 107.

The first tool holder 103 (as best illustrated in FIG. 3) may be angled with respect to the horizontal by an angle alpha in order to bias the first tool 151 at the angle alpha which is typically 2° but may range between 0° and 5° such that the upper portion of the tool 151 is angled toward the user and the lower portion of the tool 151 is angled away from the user.

The second tool holder 105 may be connected to the first tool holder 103 and may be positioned distally with respect to the user and or the belt 115. The second tool holder 105 may include a rectangular portion 121 and a narrowed portion 122 and may include a central aperture 125 to cooperate with a second tool 153 by holding the tool within the central aperture 125.

The tool holding device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 5 may hold at least two tools 151, 153 simultaneously and the first tool 151 may be positioned adjacent to the user in a first tool holder 103 and the second tool 153 may be positioned adjacent to the first tool 151 in a second tool holder 105 and mounted on a distal end of the first tool holder 103.

The tool holding device 100 may include an opposed pair of vertical extending arms 107 which may include a pair of plates 109, a pair of mounting apertures 111 and fasteners 113 which may include a rivet or bolt to attach to a belt 115, or other object which may be a tool belt.

The first tool holder 103 may include a U-shaped portion 117 which may have a cross-section which may be round, oval or other appropriate shapes and which may hold the first tool 151 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and which may define a aperture 112 to mount the first tool 151. The first tool holder 103 may be connected to the vertical extending arms 107 to attach to the belt 115 and may extend distally from the vertical extending arms 107.

The first tool holder 103 (as best illustrated in FIG. 3) may be angled with respect to the horizontal by an angle alpha in order to bias the first tool 151 at the angle alpha which is typically 2° but may range between 0° and 5° such that the upper portion of the tool 151 is angled toward the user and the lower portion of the tool 151 is angled away from the user.

The second tool holder 105 may be connected to the first tool holder 103 and may be positioned distally with respect to the user and or the belt 115. The second tool holder 105 may include a rectangular portion 121 and a narrowed portion 122 and may include a central aperture 125 to cooperate with a second tool 153 by holding the tool within the central aperture 125.

The tool holding device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 6 may hold at least two tools 151, 153 simultaneously and the first tool 151 may be positioned adjacent to the user in a first tool holder 103 and the second tool 153 may be positioned adjacent to the first tool 151 in a second tool holder 105 and mounted on a distal end of the first tool holder 103.

The tool holding device 100 may include an opposed pair of vertical extending arms 107 which may include a pair of plates 109, a pair of mounting apertures 111 and fasteners 113 which may include a rivet or bolt to attach to a belt 115, or other object which may be a tool belt.

The first tool holder 103 may include a U-shaped portion 117 which may have a cross-section which may be round, oval or other appropriate shapes and which may hold the first tool 151 as illustrated in FIG. 3 and which may define a aperture 112 to mount the first tool 151. The first tool holder 103 may be connected to the vertical extending arms 107 to attach to the belt 115 and may extend distally from the vertical extending arms 107.

The first tool holder 103 (as best illustrated in FIG. 3) may be angled with respect to the horizontal by an angle alpha in order to bias the first tool 151 at the angle alpha which is typically 2° but may range between 0° and 5° such that the upper portion of the tool 151 is angled toward the user and the lower portion of the tool 151 is angled away from the user.

The second tool holder 105 may be connected to the first tool holder 103 and may be positioned distally with respect to the user and or the belt 115. The second tool holder 105 may include a rectangular portion 121 and a narrowed portion 122 and may include a central aperture 125 to cooperate with a second tool 153 by holding the tool within the central aperture 125.

FIG. 7 illustrates that the first tool holder 103 and the second tool holder 105 are both angled at the angle alpha in order to provide a bias to the first tool 151 and the second tool 153.

FIG. 8 illustrates that the first tool holder 103 is connected to a concave portion 821 and in the second tool holder 805 includes a convex portion 823 to connect to the concave portion 821.

In addition to the tool holding capabilities described for the first tool holding device and the second tool holding device, the present invention offers the user additional choices for carrying tools such as those having or capable of having a looped cord or a clip thus allowing the user the flexibility to customize and organize tool carrying needs. For equipment requiring a power cord, the present invention offers the user the capability of cord management plus options to carry tools having a clip or tools having a looped cord.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed. 

1) A tool holding device for holding a first tool and a second tool, comprising: a first tool holding device for holding the first tool for a user; a second tool holding device for holding the second tool being connected to the first tool holding device wherein first tool holding device is angled at an angle alpha with respect to the horizontal. 2) A tool holding device for holding a first tool and a second tool as in claim 1, wherein the angle of alpha is substantially 2°. 3) A tool holding device for holding a first tool and a second tool as in claim 1, wherein the second tool holding device is positioned at a distal end of the first tool holding device. 4) A tool holding device for holding a first tool and a second tool as in claim 1, wherein the first tool holding device includes a U-shaped portion. 